The Resume

(January 22, 1921-July 26, 2018)
Born in Eugene, Oregon
Patriarch of the Loud Family
Birth name is William Carberry Loud
Married Patricia Russell on March 1, 1950 (divorced in 1973)
Featured on American Family (PBS, 1973)
Appeared on 'An American Family Revisited: The Louds 10 Years Later' (1983)

Why he might be annoying:

He was a serial philanderer who tried to act like Ward Cleaver.
He was accused of taking a tone-deaf response to his son, Lance, coming out as a gay man.
He was seen on-camera urging his kids to be more responsible and work harder, but then would complain that modern family life had robbed men of their independence while being interviewed.
His wife confronted him about his adultery and ordered him to move out of the house in front of television cameras.
He remarried to Carol Lee Sutherland three years later. The two would later separate.
He was the most eager to participate in the documentary series and yet came out looking the least appealing.

Why he might not be annoying:

He was the original reality TV dad.
He served in the Navy during World War II as a PT boat commander stationed in England and was involved in the D-Day invasion at Normandy.
He also served in the Korean War and received a bronze star.
He moved his family to Santa Barbara and created a successful business from scratch.
He was portrayed by Tim Robbins in the HBO produced film 'Cinema Verite.'
He and Pat Loud moved in together again to Los Angeles, near their daughters (the move was Lance's dying wish).
He and his family were angrily criticized at the time for displaying their everyday lives and problems for television audiences (although the show seems tame by today's standards).
He said: 'We spent 20 years building a family, and they selected only the negative, bizarre and sensational stuff. But I’m really grateful. It was a very gratifying experience.'

Credit: BoyWiththeGreenHair

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• American Family [PBS]
• BoyWiththeGreenHair’s Profiles [Series 16]
• Breeders [Have 5 or More Kids] (Ranked: 5)
• Celebrities who Served in World War II [1939-45]
• Dick Cavett Show Guests
• Do As I Say Not As I Do [Conservative Hypocrites]
• Homophobes with Allegedly Gay Children
• I am an Adulterer
• I am in Public Broadcasting
• I Died in 2018 (Ranked: 97)
• I Drive a Jaguar
• I Married in 1976
• I Outlived My Child
• I was Estranged From My Child
• Look at Me, I'm a Man in Shades
• Look at Me, I'm with Dick Cavett
• Look at Young Me and Old Me
• My Ex Publicly Mocked My Penis
• My Reality Show Lasted a Season or Less
• Poodle Owners
• Profiles 47001-47250 (Ranked: 47104)
• Served in the Korean War
• Served in World War II
• TV Couples Who Divorced
• TV Land's 100 Most Memorable TV Moments 51-100 [December 2004] (Ranked: 71)

Year In Review:

In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 13 Votes: 84.62% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 75 Votes: 54.67% Annoying